One day I will DNF. Today was NOT that day!!!! My first duathlon didnt go anywhere near as well as I wanted. It was hot and I didnt cope well. At the 2.5 hour mark I felt terrible and an hour later my running legs abandoned me entirely. Being on the verge of heatstroke I timed out, sat down ate and recalibrated. Fortunately my bike legs kept on pumping away for the rest of the time. But I didnt give up and managed 12 laps in 6 hours. I was looking so miserable that a volunteer jumped in and did a lap with me. Thanks to James and his wife Steph for encouraging me through to the end. Ill be back next year and Ill nail at least 14 laps! Thank you to Beyond Adventure Racing and Podium Podiatry and Footwear Ltd for putting on such a great. The course was great - and you had to stay focused the whole time, the volunteers did a great job and the community and party feel in transition was really enjoyable. Thanks Sophie and team!
Posted on: Sat, 08 Nov 2014 03:19:00 +0000